The Montessori Child Over 100 years ago Dr Maria Montessori discovered a great lesson that she subsequently shared with the world. The teacher of this great lesson was a group of young children who shared with Dr Montessori the ‘Secret...

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 The following post is used with courtesy from Jescott Montessori Pre-school. It originally appeared in a Parent Information Pack at Jescott and is reproduced here with permission of its author Jessica Langford.  What happens during the ‘3 Hour Work Cycle’...

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The Montessori method is incredibly complex and rich. The benefits of this richness of method are too numerous to mention, but there are some downsides too. Or, more accurately, some of the benefits might be at risk of becoming downsides!...

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At the moment I am surrounded by stacks of books as I work on the creation of a 'Montessori at Home' powerpoint presentation for the parents at my preschool. Many of the tips and ideas I am researching and collating...

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Recently a fellow Montessori educator raised an interesting point about our Kiddie Kutter knives. She suggested that by removing the ‘risk’ of being cut by the knife perhaps the product was actually creating an even greater risk that a child...

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